S.J.Res. 12 (112th): A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States.

Mr. Enzi (for himself,
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Risch, and Mr. Cornyn)
introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on the
Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when
ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several
States.

That the following article is
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall
be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified
by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years
after the date of its submission for ratification:

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Any provision of law or regulation of the
United States may be repealed by the several States, and such repeal shall be
effective when the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States approve
resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the same provision or
provisions of law or regulation to be
repealed.